Back to Building: Kharadron Spearhead Getting Close
Hobby momentum is a real thing
Sometimes all it takes is one message in chat and suddenly the hobby brain wakes up again.
This week, end3r dropped an update that will sound very familiar to anyone who has ever assembled duardin kits: three hours spent cutting and gluing a single model, and then—almost as a reward—the next three dwarfs went together smoothly. That kind of hobby rhythm is so real. One model fights you every step of the way, and then the rest suddenly click into place.
In this case, the goal is clear: finish the last Endrinrigger/Skywarden and complete the Frigate hull, which means there should be a full Kharadron Overlords Spearhead ready to go.
Built for one game, repurposed for another
What makes this even more relatable is how the collection grew a bit sideways first.
As end3r mentioned, some of the models were originally meant for Warcry setups with Thunderers and an Aether-Khemist—which, in true hobby fashion, are apparently still waiting to be unpacked. We know that feeling all too well. Planning lists is easy. Opening boxes is a separate stage of the campaign.
Now, though, the focus has shifted toward Age of Sigmar Spearhead, and it sounds like the project is finally snapping into a more complete shape.
League energy works
One of our favorite things in the hobby is how playing plans immediately feed back into building motivation.
Michał being active in the league was apparently exactly the push needed, because end3r admitted that it made him want to build again—and that in a few days the whole force might be ready. Honestly, this is one of the best versions of Warhammer enthusiasm: someone in the group starts playing regularly, and suddenly another pile of grey plastic starts shrinking.
And yes, we absolutely felt Michał’s message:
“I think I just love Warhammer.”
Same. No notes.
Next step: painting tutorials… maybe
There was also a very important declaration on the horizon: finally looking up painting tutorials.
The timeline offered was beautifully realistic in a very Warhammer way:
“I should get through it in half a year ;P”
Which, to be fair, is probably exactly the right attitude. No fake pressure, no grand promises—just a quiet acceptance that painting is its own adventure, and that getting started is already progress.
If that stage begins soon, we are definitely curious to see what direction it goes in.
Game booked, soldiers incoming
The practical side of hobby motivation also showed up immediately: a game got scheduled for the next day at 15:00, confirmations were exchanged, and the energy level in chat rose accordingly.
Stas also checked in with the promise that in three weeks he should be available at similar hours too, so maybe the window for more regular games is opening up for the group.
Not everyone could make it this time—dubry had to pass—but even that feels like part of the usual rhythm. Somebody is building, somebody is playing, somebody is busy, and somehow the whole hobby machine keeps moving.
Where things stand now
So at the moment the status is:
- one painfully time-consuming Kharadron model assembled,
- three dwarfs finished without drama,
- one last Endrinrigger/Skywarden left to do,
- Frigate hull nearly there,
- Spearhead close to complete,
- and painting lurking just beyond the horizon.
That is a very respectable stage of an army-building project.
We love these moments, because this is exactly how armies really come together—not in one perfect sprint, but in bursts of motivation, chat messages, scheduled games, and the sudden realization that the force is almost actually playable.
If all goes well, there should soon be a fully assembled Kharadron Spearhead on deck.